Umpires

Top of the 1st

Everth Cabrera flied out to right. None on with one out and Will Venable due up.

Out

Will Venable grounded out second to first. None on with two out and Carlos Quentin due up.

Double

Carlos Quentin doubled to left. Runner on second with two out and Chase Headley due up.

Out

Chase Headley struck out looking to end the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

Play Type

Play

Out

Denard Span grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Ian Desmond due up.

Out

Ian Desmond grounded out short to first. None on with two out and Bryce Harper due up.

Out

Bryce Harper lined out to third to end the inning.

Top of the 2nd

Play Type

Play

Double

Jesus Guzman doubled to left center. Runner on second with none out and Chris Denorfia due up.

Out

Chris Denorfia grounded out second to first. On the play, Jesus Guzman advances to third. Runner on third with one out and Logan Forsythe due up.

Out

Logan Forsythe grounded out pitcher to first. Runner on third with two out and Yasmani Grandal due up.

Out

Yasmani Grandal struck out looking to end the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Play Type

Play

Single

Ryan Zimmerman reached on an infield single to second. Runner on first with none out and Adam LaRoche due up.

Out

Adam LaRoche lined into a double play to first. On the play, Ryan Zimmerman doubled off at first. None on with two out and Jayson Werth due up.

Out

Jayson Werth flied out to center to end the inning.

Top of the 3rd

Play Type

Play

Double

Jason Marquis doubled to right. Runner on second with none out and Everth Cabrera due up.

Out

Everth Cabrera grounded out short to first. On the play, Jason Marquis advances to third. Runner on third with one out and Will Venable due up.

Out

Will Venable struck out swinging. Runner on third with two out and Carlos Quentin due up.

Out

Carlos Quentin grounded out third to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

Play Type

Play

Single

Anthony Rendon singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Kurt Suzuki due up.

Double

Kurt Suzuki doubled to left. On the play, Anthony Rendon advances to third. Runners on second and third with none out and Jordan Zimmermann due up.

Out

Jordan Zimmermann struck out swinging. Runners on second and third with one out and Denard Span due up.

Walk

Denard Span walked. Bases loaded with one out and Ian Desmond due up.

Fielders-choice

Ian Desmond grounded into a fielder's choice, first to catcher. On the play, Denard Span advances to second and Kurt Suzuki advances to third and Anthony Rendon out at home. Bases loaded with two out and Bryce Harper due up.

Substitution

Nick Hundley replaces Yasmani Grandal playing catcher, batting 8th.

Walk

Bryce Harper walked Kurt Suzuki scored on the play witth two out. Bases loaded and Ryan Zimmerman due up.

Out

Ryan Zimmerman struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 4th

Play Type

Play

Out

Chase Headley grounded out to first. None on with one out and Jesus Guzman due up.

Out

Jesus Guzman struck out swinging. None on with two out and Chris Denorfia due up.

Out

Chris Denorfia grounded out third to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 4th

Play Type

Play

Home-run

Adam LaRoche lead-off Home Run (13) to right. Jayson Werth due up.

Single

Jayson Werth reached on an infield single to short. Runner on first with none out and Anthony Rendon due up.

Out

Anthony Rendon flied out to center. Runner on first with one out and Kurt Suzuki due up.

Out

Kurt Suzuki grounded into a double play, pitcher to short to first. On the play, Jayson Werth out at second to end the inning.

Top of the 5th

Play Type

Play

Walk

Logan Forsythe walked. Runner on first with none out and Nick Hundley due up.

Stolen-base

Logan Forsythe stole second. Runner on second with none out and Nick Hundley at the plate.

Out

Nick Hundley grounded out short to first. On the play, Logan Forsythe advances to third. Runner on third with one out and Jason Marquis due up.

Out

Jason Marquis grounded out short to first scoring Logan Forsythe with two out. None on with Everth Cabrera due up.

Out

Everth Cabrera flied out to left to end the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

Play Type

Play

Out

Jordan Zimmermann grounded out second to pitcher. None on with one out and Denard Span due up.

Single

Denard Span reached on an infield single to short. Runner on first with one out and Ian Desmond due up.

Stolen-base

Denard Span stole second. Runner on second with one out and Ian Desmond at the plate.

Single

Ian Desmond singled to right. On the play, Denard Span advances to third. Runners on first and third with one out and Bryce Harper due up.

Single

Bryce Harper single to center scored Denard Span with one out. On the play, Ian Desmond advances to second. Runners on first and second and Ryan Zimmerman due up.

Out

Ryan Zimmerman lined into a double play, third to second. On the play, Ian Desmond doubled off at second to end the inning.

Top of the 6th

Play Type

Play

Out

Will Venable flied out to left. None on with one out and Carlos Quentin due up.

Single

Carlos Quentin singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Chase Headley due up.

Single

Chase Headley singled to right. On the play, Carlos Quentin advances to second. Runners on first and second with one out and Jesus Guzman due up.

Substitution

Ross Ohlendorf enters the game for the Nationals with runners on first and second and one out.

Home-run

Jesus Guzman one-out, three-run Home Run (5) to left scored Carlos Quentin and Chase Headley. Chris Denorfia due up.

Out

Chris Denorfia fouled out to second. None on with two out and Logan Forsythe due up.

Out

Logan Forsythe flied out to right to end the inning.

Bottom of the 6th

Play Type

Play

Out

Adam LaRoche flied out to right. None on with one out and Jayson Werth due up.

Walk

Jayson Werth walked. Runner on first with one out and Anthony Rendon due up.

Out

Anthony Rendon struck out looking. Runner on first with two out and Kurt Suzuki due up.

Out

Kurt Suzuki flied out to center to end the inning.

Top of the 7th

Play Type

Play

Single

Nick Hundley singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Jason Marquis due up.

Substitution

Pedro Ciriaco is pinch-hitting for Jason Marquis.

Out

Pinch-Hitter Pedro Ciriaco sacrifice bunt to third to first. On the play, Nick Hundley advances to second. Runner on second with one out and Everth Cabrera due up.

Out

Everth Cabrera struck out swinging. Runner on second with two out and Will Venable due up.

Out

Will Venable flied out to right to end the inning.

Bottom of the 7th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Roger Bernadina is pinch-hittng for Ross Ohlendorf.

Substitution

Roger Bernadina is pinch-hittng for Ross Ohlendorf.

Out

Pinch-Hitter Roger Bernadina struck out looking. None on with one out and Denard Span due up.

Single

Denard Span singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Ian Desmond due up.

Single

Ian Desmond singled to right. On the play, Denard Span advances to second. Runners on first and second with one out and Bryce Harper due up.

Substitution

Joe Thatcher enters the game for the Padres with runners on first and second and one out.

Error-wild-pitch

Ian Desmond advances to second on a wild pitch. Denard Span advances to third on a wild pitch. Runners on second and third and with one out and Bryce Harper at the plate.

Out

Bryce Harper sacrifice fly out to left scored Denard Span with two out. Runner on second and Ryan Zimmerman due up.

Substitution

Luke Gregorson enters the game for the Padres with a runner on second and two out.

Double

Ryan Zimmerman single to right scored Ian Desmond to end the inning. On the play, Ryan Zimmerman tagged at second from right field to catcher to second.

Top of the 8th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Drew Storen starts the inning for the Nationals.

Out

Carlos Quentin popped out to third. None on with one out and Chase Headley due up.

Out

Chase Headley lined out to third. None on with two out and Jesus Guzman due up.

Out

Jesus Guzman struck out looking to end the inning.

Bottom of the 8th

Play Type

Play

Single

Adam LaRoche reached on an infield single to second. Runner on first with none out and Jayson Werth due up.

Out

Jayson Werth popped out to second. Runner on first with one out and Anthony Rendon due up.

Stolen-base

Adam LaRoche stole second. Runner on second with one out and Anthony Rendon at the plate.

Out

Anthony Rendon struck out looking. Runner on second with two out and Kurt Suzuki due up.

Out

Kurt Suzuki flied out to center to end the inning.

Top of the 9th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Rafael Soriano starts the inning for the Nationals.

Out

Chris Denorfia flied out to center. None on with one out and Logan Forsythe due up.

Single

Logan Forsythe singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Nick Hundley due up.

Single

Nick Hundley singled to center. On the play, Logan Forsythe advances to second. Runners on first and second with one out and Luke Gregerson due up.

Substitution

Mark Kotsay is pinch-hitting for Luke Gregerson.

Out

Pinch-Hitter Mark Kotsay grounded out pitcher to second to first. On the play, Nick Hundley advances to second and Logan Forsythe advances to third. Runners on second and third and with two out and Everth Cabrera due up.

Out

Everth Cabrera grounded out first to pitcher to end the game.

Recap: Washington vs. San Diego

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Ryan Zimmerman singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to lead the Washington Nationals past the San Diego Padres, 5-4, in the middle tilt of a three-game set at Nationals Park.

Bryce Harper had three RBI, Adam LaRoche hit a solo homer and Denard Span went 2-for-3 and with a pair of runs scored for the Nationals, winners in three straight.

Jesus Guzman cracked a three-run homer for the Padres, losers in eight straight.

Nick Vincent (2-1) was pegged with the loss after putting the eventual game- winning run on base in the seventh.

San Diego catcher Yasmani Grandal left the game in the third inning with an apparent right knee injury. Grandal suffered the injury after Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon slid into his right leg on a play at the plate. Grandal remained on the ground for several minutes before we has carried off the field by the Padres training staff.

The Padres went into the sixth inning trailing 3-1, but Guzman crushed a three-run blast to put the Padres in front. Carlos Quentin and Chase Headley hit back-to-back singles to put two on with one out, chasing Jordan Zimmermann from the game.

Ross Ohlendorf (2-0) came on in relief and promptly served up Guzman's homer, a towering blast to left field.

Washington, though, rallied for a pair of runs in the seventh. Span and Ian Desmond hit back-to-back singles before moving into scoring position on Joe Thatcher's wild pitch. Harper then lifted a sacrifice fly to score Span before Zimmerman ripped a base hit to right field to plate Desmond.

San Diego put two runners on in the ninth with one out, but were unable to cash in on the scoring opportunity. Rafael Soriano got Mark Kotsay to ground out before LaRoche made an incredible diving stab to rob Everth Cabrera of a base hit to end the game. It was Soriano's 24th save of the season.

"Early on during the season, getting used to the way Soriano goes about closing games, it's not blow you away," Desmond said. "He's a guy who pitches to contact and now it's like you think he's among the best closers in the game right now. So whatever it may look like, people's hearts may be beating, but we know what we've got out there, and we've just got to do our job."

The Padres finished the game 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left six runners on base.

"Right now, there's a lot of guys doing their part and a couple guys who are having a few hiccups, and it's not out of a lack of effort. Our group is busting their butt. It's great every day. They're really getting after it. This is a tough one, but good for (Guzman). Good for a few other guys, and we'll hang in there," said Padres manager Bud Black.

Washington got on the board in the third after Harper worked a bases-loaded walk, and LaRoche's solo shot in the fourth made it 2-0.

Jason Marquis, who started the game for the Padres, helped his own cause with an RBI base hit in the fifth inning.